Your overall No. 1 seed has fallen. Rhinegeist Truth has been defeated by Taft's Nellie's Caribbean Ale. Truth was an early favorite to win this whole shebang, having received the most votes in our nomination round by far.

And in another buzzer-beater surprise, one of our Sweet 16 matchups ended in a tie! MadTree PsycHOPathy and Hofbrauhaus Hefe Weisen both received 703 votes.There's no overtime on this court!

In the interest of complete fairness (and an opportunity for a little more fun), both beers will move on and face off in a three-way battle with Taft's Gavel Banger in the next round. We know it doesn't rhyme, but who cares, we'll have an Elite 9.

The Taft's army has shown up in a big way with 3 beers making it to the final 9. But that will end in the next round as Nellie's and Maverick face off to make it to the prestigious Final Four. Gavel Banger will be in that first-ever three-way battle. You could say they are on a tri-tip mission. Heh heh.

Hofbrauhaus fans aren't messing around, either. Dunkel and Hefe both made it to the final 9. It pays to be popular in this championship, for sure. And who hasn't clinked a ridiculously large stein with friends at Hofbrau?

Hippopotamus fans came JUST short. Listermann Team Fiona lost by only 3 votes to 50 West Punch You In The EyePA.

Another matchup was decided by only 3 votes: Braxton Summertrip edged it out over Rivertown Roebling Porter.

Ashley and Graham Wayner, with their 17-month-old daughter Greer, MadTree Brewing's Winter Bonanza, Feb. 19, 2019. The Wayners have frequented MadTree for 5 years, but have new appreciation for the brewery's family friendly atmosphere. Ryan Terhune / The Enquirer

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Elite 9 voting will be March 11-12.

Final Four voting will be March 14-15.

The FINALS will be March 18-19.

How we got our bracket: The nomination round in February allowed readers to vote on one of the top 5 beers (by popularity on Untappd.com) from all the local breweries. We took the top 32 vote-getters, seeded them accordingly and plopped them on the bracket just as they do for March Madness in the NCAA. Every round has been and will be by popular vote, so we can figure out what brew is Cincinnati's Favorite Beer.